crossword puzzle
noun
: a puzzle in which words that are the answers to clues are written into a pattern of numbered squares that go across and down
My father does the crossword puzzle every morning.
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And when not walking, limit TV time in favor of engagement on the computer, or with a crossword puzzle, etc.
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Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Nov. 2025
The campaign reprises and expands the concept of the collection’s look book images unveiled earlier this year, which saw Michele’s tribe pictured on a bed, mainly sleeping but also occasionally playing the guitar, doing a crossword puzzle, taking selfies or having a snack.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Our managing editor Maraithe Thomas solved today’s crossword puzzle in three minutes and fifty-seven seconds.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
The Billboard Daily Crossword puzzle is powered by PuzzleMe™, created by an experienced team of crossword puzzle-making pros with oversight from the trivia hounds on Billboard’s staff.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
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Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Nov. 2025
The campaign reprises and expands the concept of the collection’s look book images unveiled earlier this year, which saw Michele’s tribe pictured on a bed, mainly sleeping but also occasionally playing the guitar, doing a crossword puzzle, taking selfies or having a snack.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Our managing editor Maraithe Thomas solved today’s crossword puzzle in three minutes and fifty-seven seconds.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
The Billboard Daily Crossword puzzle is powered by PuzzleMe™, created by an experienced team of crossword puzzle-making pros with oversight from the trivia hounds on Billboard’s staff.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Crossword puzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossword%20puzzle. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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